The 2019 Boca Raton Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 21, 2019, with kickoff at 3:30 p.m. EST on ABC.[6] It was the 6th edition of the Boca Raton Bowl, and was one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Cheribundi beverage company, the game was officially known as the Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl.
| 2019 Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 6th Boca Raton Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 21, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | FAU Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Boca Raton, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Chris Robison (QB, FAU), Rashad Smith (CB, FAU), Matt Hayball (P, FAU)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | SMU by 7[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Kyle Olson (Sun Belt)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 23,187[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$900,000[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC & ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ABC: Tom Hart (play-by-play), Joey Galloway (analyst) and Pat McAfee (sideline) ESPN Radio: Dave LaMont (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst) and Ed Aschoff (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams edit
This was the first time that Florida Atlantic and SMU had ever played each other.[7]
SMU Mustangs edit
SMU finished their regular season with a 10–2 record (6–2 in conference). The Mustangs finished in third place in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference.
Florida Atlantic Owls edit
Florida Atlantic finished their regular season atop the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA), then defeated UAB in the C-USA Championship Game, 49–6. The Owls entered the bowl with a 10–3 record (7–1 in conference).
Game summary edit
2019 Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| SMU | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Florida Atlantic | 7 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 52 |
at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida
- Date: Saturday, December 21, 2019
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: E 21 mph
- Game attendance: 23,187
- Referee: Kyle Olson
- TV announcers (ABC): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Joey Galloway (analyst) and Pat McAfee (sideline)
- ESPN game summary
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Statistics edit
| Statistics | SMU | FAU |
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| First downs | 24 | 30 |
| Plays–yards | 84–425 | 83–521 |
| Rushes–yards | 34–120 | 44–188 |
| Passing yards | 305 | 333 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 28–50–1 | 29–39–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:56 | 31:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| SMU | Passing | Shane Buechele | 27/47, 303 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Ke'Mon Freeman | 15 carries, 52 yards | |
| Receiving | Kylen Granson | 7 receptions, 93 yards | |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | Chris Robison | 27/37, 305 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | B.J. Emmons | 17 carries, 72 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Brandon Robinson | 5 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD |
References edit
- ^ @RedditCFB (December 22, 2019). "MVPs for the 2019 Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl:" (Tweet). Retrieved December 21, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "SMU vs. Florida Atlantic - Game Summary - December 21, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ @ZachWeinberger (December 21, 2019). "23,178 is the attendance for today's Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl" (Tweet). Retrieved December 21, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ "SMU Mustangs vs. Florida Atlantic Owls football series history". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
External links edit
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com